Bank of Zambia Circular 03/2009 on Revised Open Market Operations Application Forms

# BANK OF ZAMBIA
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR - OPERATIONS

July 15, 2009

CB Circular No : 03/2009

To : All Commercial Banks

OPEN MARKET OPERATIONS APPLICATION FORMS – LENDING QUOTE (OMO L1)  
AND BORROWING QUOTE (OMO B1)

Reference is made to the above subject matter.

Kindly be advised that the Bank of Zambia has revised the application forms used in the Open Market Operation (OMO) tenders as follows:

- The revised application form requires commercial banks to indicate the tenor of the lending or borrowing quotes in addition to the information banks were providing on the old forms.

The new forms come into effect on July 20, 2009, failure to comply shall result in the affected commercial bank’s application being disqualified.

Find attached herewith the new application form.

Denny H Kalyalya (Dr)  
DEPUTY GOVERNOR – OPERATIONS

Cc Governor

Bank Square, Cairo Road, P.O. Box 30080, Lusaka, Zambia. Tel: +260-211-226844 Fax: +260-211-237070 E-mail: dkalyaly@boz.zm. Web: http://www.boz.zm

OMO L1

Date...................................................

# Bank of Zambia
Open Market Operations Application Form  
Lending Quote

A.  
| Name of Commercial Bank | | | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amount bid (figure) K | Yield Bid Rate | Tenor | Maturity date |
| Amount Bid in words | | | |

B.  
| Type of contract (please tick) | Outright Purchase of Treasury bills | Secured Loans | Reverse Repos. |
|---|---|---|---|

C. Complete part C only if your answer to part B is Reverse Repos  
| Securities offered (please tick) | Treasury Bills | Government Bonds |
|---|---|---|
| Maturity date of securities offered | | |
| Value of securities in figures K | | |
| Value of securities in words | | |

D. Indicate interest amount to be paid at maturity  
K

E. If successful, kindly credit our current account held at Bank of Zambia

F. Authorised Signatories  
Name................................ Designation................................ Signature................................  
Name................................ Designation................................ Signature................................  

G. Official Stamp

For official use only  
| 1) Status of application. | | |
|---|---|---|
| 2) Amount and Interest to be applied at Maturity | Amount | Interest |
| 3) Processed by | | |
| 4) Approved by | | |
| 5) Entries | Prepared by | Authorised by | Date |
| | | | |

Note: The haircuts are as follows:-  
1. When Treasury bills are pledged, the value should be 5% above the loan amount.  
2. When Government bonds are pledged, the value should be 10% above the loan amount

OMO B1

Date...................................................

# Bank of Zambia
Open Market Operations Application Form  
Borrowing Quote

A.  
| Name of Commercial Bank | | | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amount Offered (figure) K | Yield Offer Rate | Tenor | Maturity Date |
| Amount offered in word | | | |

B.  
| Type of contract (please tick) | Outright Sale of Treasury Bill | Term Deposit | Repo. |
|---|---|---|---|

C. If contract is Term deposit / Repurchase transaction indicate interest amount to be earned at maturity  
K

D. If successful, kindly transfer the funds to the Bank of Zambia as stipulated under the payment system regulations by debiting the current account held at Bank of Zambia

E. Authorised Signatories  
Name................................ Designation................................ Signature................................  
Name................................ Designation................................ Signature................................  

F. Official Stamp

For official use only  
| 1) Status of Application. | | |
|---|---|---|
| 2) Amount & interest to be applied at Maturity | Amount | Interest |
| 3) Processed by | | |
| 4) Approved by | | |
| 5) Entries | Prepared by | Approved by | Date |
| | | | |